Articulatory Phonetics

To pronounce vowels, the vocal folds _____.

• nearly touch

• open widely

• close tightly

• open narrowly

When the vocal folds nearly touch each other, the _____ consonants are pronounced.

• voiceless

• nasal

• glottal

• voiced

When the vocal folds close tightly, the _____ consonants are pronounced.

• voiced

• voiceless

• glottal

• nasal

Bilabial consonants are made by pressing 2 _____.

• teeth

• jaws

• lips

• nostrils

_____ is the tough surface covered with little ridges just behind the top front teeth.

• Alveolar ridge

• Hard palate

• Velum

• Larynx

To pronounce dental sounds, we may put the tongue tip _____.

• just behind the upper teeth

• between upper and lower teeth

• Both are correct.

• Both are incorrect.

The alveolar ridge, the hard palate, and the _____ are unmovable articulators.

• tongue

• lower jaw

• upper jaw

• lips

Lips can_____ to make speech sounds.

• press together

• contact teeth

• get rounded

• All are correct.

_____ is a voiced palatal affricate.

• /p/

• /j/

• /f/

• /h/

In the airstream process, the air goes from the _____.

• lungs

• kidneys

• heart

• belly